An Amtrak train passing through scenic nature. Trains are just as important to Southern culture as sweet tea and barbecue—think of all those country songs about hearing that lonesome whistle blow. In ...

Oxford City Council has approved advanced plans for an Amtrak passenger rail platform, recently adopting a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter a lease agreement with CSX transportation.

When seeing fall foliage by train, you’ll enjoy some of the country’s best scenic and serene leaf peeping from the comfort of your own seat. Riding certain Amtrak routes during autumn can take you on ...

The Texas Eagle runs between San Antonio and Chicago and, when paired with the Sunset Limited out to Los Angeles, makes the longest Amtrak route. Courtesy of Amtrak Passengers inside the Texas Eagle ...

HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) — A recent feasibility study has dealt a setback to Hamilton city leaders' plans for a new Amtrak station. The study didn't support the city’s preferred station stops as the best ...

The California Zephyr, the Empire Builder and the Sunset Limited offer multi-night rail journeys and extraordinary views of America that only a long-distance train trip can reveal. For those who love ...

Getting there is definitely part of the fun with a fall foliage train ride. And because you don’t have to navigate busy highways to take in the fall colors, you can just sit back and enjoy the ...

A rail company is proposing a new privately funded train route that can begin transporting people between Los Angeles and New York City in less than 72 hours as soon as next year. Delaware-based group ...

A coal train derailment in West Virginia early Sunday has caused major disruptions, including the suspension of Amtrak service between Huntington and New York City. The CSX freight train went off the ...

Everyone who took a course in American History in high school learned that it was the railroads that tied the country together. We learned about President Abraham Lincoln’s campaign to build the first ...

Trains are just as important to Southern culture as sweet tea and barbecue—think of all those country songs about hearing that lonesome whistle blow. In the South, traveling by rail lets you soak in ...

You’ve heard of "The Little Engine That Could," but Amtrak’s Texas Eagle just might be the little train that could. Amtrak announced plans to discontinue the route in the 1990s, but the communities in ...